KOSH MADRASA: OULOUGH BEGH MADRASA AND ABDUL AZIZ KHAN

East of Joailliers bazaar. " Kosh madrasas "means" two madrasahs ". This term refers to all buildings facing or belonging to the same set. Thus, to southwest of the Bolo Khaouz mosque, the two madrasahs Supercritical-i-Khan and Abdullah Khan are also referred to as «kosh madrasahs».

La Oulough Begh dates back to 1417, the oldest of the two, and the passage from Central Asia. It was built by Oulough Begh, the aristocratic prince of Samarkand, the successor to Timur. The entry of the entry door recalls the wisdom and openness of its manufacturer: " Striving for knowledge is the duty of every Muslim and Muslim. " Open mind that few of his contemporaries and successors shared, since the building, like all madrasahs, remained forbidden for women. This was the first of the three madrasahs built by Oulough Begh, the other two in Samarkand and Gidjuvan, 45 km from Bukhara in the direction of Samarkand. The madrasas of Bukhara is smaller than its counterpart in the Registan de Samarkand, but its harmonious proportions and the savante sobriety of its decoration make it a good example of medieval medieval architecture and a valuable legacy of the Timurid architecture in Bukhara, which is well neglected at this time compared to Samarkand. After independence, students could come back to study in the cellules cells, but the government finally preferred to restore it and open it up to tourism. The City Restaurant Museum is located in the old mosque on the right, and souvenir and craft shops have invaded the cells. A spiral staircase leads to the arched roof above the entrance.

The madrasas of Abdul Aziz Khan, much less sober than his neighbour, was built two hundred years later, in 1654, while Bukhara became the capital of the khanate. The architecture and decoration of the imposing madrasas built under the Chaybanides were carried out by the best craftsmen of the time. The mosaic mosaic, or gate gate, as well as the portals overlooking the inner courtyard, is a vegetable enchevêtrement of a bright yellow where you can find simorgh birds, and even a dragon. These decorations, such as those on the façade of the Nadir Divanbeg, are a departure from the Islamic rule prohibiting representation. But the decorator of madrasas, Abdul Aziz Khan, seems to have risked the limits of tolerance: From the darskhana, looking at the bottom of the mosque when the lights are extinguished, and leaving the eyes to get used to the darkness, we see the silhouette erased from a man in turban, who disappears when one moves towards the entrance and the eyes réhabituent to light. Many techniques have been used for décoration decoration: majolica in relief, painted gantch cast, engraved marble, chiselled mosaic… Decoration of the interior domes of the winter and summer mosques is particularly remarkable. The darskhana on the right of the entrance, transformed into antique shops, is to be seen in double title: The decor is not restored and there are beautiful carpets and suzani. La also has chimneys, a great innovation for the time. The decoration of the facade and part of the courtyard remained unfinished. Indeed, Abdul Aziz Khan was deposed and his successor terminated the work.